Indieditum subnilgiri
| Indieditum subnilgiri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Indieditum |
| Species: | I. subnilgiri |
| Binomial name | |
| Indieditum subnilgiri Fibiger, 2008 | |
Indieditum subnilgiri is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the Nilgiri Hills of southern India.
The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewing ground colour is brown, suffused with light brown and black scales. It is short, broad, with a well marked yellowish reniform stigma. The hindwing is without a discal spot, but the underside of the hindwing has an indistinct discal spot.
References
- Fibiger, M. 2008: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae. Zootaxa, 1867: 1-136. Abstract & excerpt
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